Arvon is the UK's home of creative writing. Our programme, led by highly acclaimed and diverse writers, spans poetry to playwriting, song to screenplay, fact to fiction, and starting to finishing.
Arvon was founded 56 years ago on a belief in the power of the imagination and the benefits of creative writing. If you share our conviction that these benefits should be available to everyone then you could be an Arvon Trustee. The challenges of our age make Arvon's work more essential than ever, and you will be joining us during a period of exciting transformation, as we work towards creating greater equality of access and opportunity in all our work - and complete an ambitious project to redevelop our Northern writing house, Lumb Bank.
We hope to hear from a diverse range of candidates who share Arvon's vision. You do not need to have been a Trustee before. We know that, for so many people in our society, equality has not yet been realised, and we strongly believe that as a Trustee your lived experience enhances what you bring to a professional setting.
To help Arvon achieve its ambitions we are recruiting up to three new Board members. We are keen to recruit Trustees who will bring fresh insights and perspectives, and we especially welcome applications from those who have experience as a practising writer or with buildings expertise, whether through a heritage, architectural or maintenance lens.
We believe the Trustee role is a really rewarding one and is an opportunity to gain or consolidate valuable leadership and governance skills. We offer support and training to all Trustees as required, and we hope that you will consider applying.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a letter of not more than 750 words, telling us why you want to be an Arvon Trustee and how your professional skills or life experience will help us, to trustees@arvon.org.
If you prefer you can send a video of up to 3 minutes instead of the accompanying letter.
Please also complete the Equal Opportunities Form linked to in our job pack, which will be separated from your application before shortlisting.
Contact name: Andrew Kidd
Contact email: trustees@arvon.org